Re: Champions League picks and previews 2010-11

Chelsea V Manchester United is the stand out tie of the quarter finals, the tightest of the quartet to accurately predict.

The winner will face Inter Milan or Schalke in a game the Italians will go into as favourites. La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to face each other in the semi finals if they get past Tottenham and Shakhtar Donetsk respectively. It is a mouth watering draw, and some wonderful games lie ahead in the coming weeks.

There have been very few goals actually when these two have met in recent games and I believe that few goals is a good pick in this one as well. United will be looking to stop the likes of Lionel Messi and will be looking to keep clean sheets for as long as possible. Barcelona are pritty strong at the back with former United defender Gerard Pique a key player. The battle is likely to be on the midfield, but United have a VERY strong defence with Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic in the center.